Theme- what the story about, (look at the title, the conflict and the resolution)
Conflict/Problem
*Internal Conflict:
man vs himself
*External Conflict: man vs man - man vs society
man vs machine
man vs fate/god
man vs nature
Characters - their thoughts, feelings, physical traits, descriptions, actions, , dialogue, and other characters thoughts and feeling.Character Characteristics
Protagonist - the "good" guy, main character and hero of the story
Antagonist - the "bad" guy or villain of the story who makes trouble for the hero
Dynamic - a well developed character who changes over the course of the story
Static - a flat character that does not change over time
Setting - time: date, year, time of day, past, present, future
Setting - place: country, city, town, room, house,.....etc.
Reading Strategies
Story Elements
Theme- what the story about, (look at the title, the conflict and the resolution)
- Conflict/Problem
*Internal Conflict:man vs himself
*External Conflict:
man vs man - man vs society
man vs machine
man vs fate/god
man vs nature